as in immediately
without delay
if the fire alarm rings, leave the building forthwith
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Recent Examples of forthwith
The first wave of airborne attacks will be launched forthwith.
—
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Whichever designer first slid that paint job across a boardroom table should be banished forthwith to work on the Sonigenic SHS-series Yamaha Keytar, where there's no chance this dangerously inept individual could make the product look any worse.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
Accordingly, the Special Master and cartographer are DIRECTED to commence work forthwith on a remedial map.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
Garland, Weiss, Wolf, and everyone connected to this growing scandal owe the nation answers, forthwith.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2023
It is therefore ordered that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation release (him) forthwith.
—Elena Santa Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate who studied history at Yale, characterizes American universities as liberal indoctrination centers ruled by faculty whose political correctness needs to be canceled, forthwith.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
On September 21st the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, declared that the model of railway privatisation that Britain has followed for the past two and a half decades had stopped working, and would end forthwith.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
Our new-ish national nightmare continues, so forthwith here is the latest edition of the New Normal, a (sorta) lighthearted roundup of news-you-can-use and other tidbits in the time of epidemic.
—Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 23 Mar. 2020
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Whichever designer first slid that paint job across a boardroom table should be banished forthwith to work on the Sonigenic SHS-series Yamaha Keytar, where there's no chance this dangerously inept individual could make the product look any worse.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
Accordingly, the Special Master and cartographer are DIRECTED to commence work forthwith on a remedial map.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
Garland, Weiss, Wolf, and everyone connected to this growing scandal owe the nation answers, forthwith.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2023
It is therefore ordered that the Arizona Department of Corrections, Reentry and Rehabilitation release (him) forthwith.
—Elena Santa Cruz, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
DeSantis, a potential presidential candidate who studied history at Yale, characterizes American universities as liberal indoctrination centers ruled by faculty whose political correctness needs to be canceled, forthwith.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
On September 21st the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, declared that the model of railway privatisation that Britain has followed for the past two and a half decades had stopped working, and would end forthwith.
—The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
Our new-ish national nightmare continues, so forthwith here is the latest edition of the New Normal, a (sorta) lighthearted roundup of news-you-can-use and other tidbits in the time of epidemic.
—Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 23 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forthwith
Adverb
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Fraser might’ve noticed immediately that the bags simply weren’t following behind the guests and the captain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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When Crosby was finally ready to go, Tsamis signed him and immediately put him into a pressure situation.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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Even a minor issue can escalate into a major reputational disaster if it’s not handled promptly and transparently.—
Valentina Drofa,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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As Kagan said in court on Thursday, the Mexican government might have had a good theory, but U.S cities brought similar suits in the early 2000s, and Congress promptly passed a law shielding gun manufacturers from lawsuits stemming from the criminal use of a firearm by a third party.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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Not that anyone should speculate on people’s race, but this is the modern internet, and unfortunately Arabella Stanton is instantly being put under a microscope for…looking mildly not white?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The lightweight, oil-free cream sinks in effortlessly, instantly soothing skin with a refreshing dose of prebiotic thermal water and barrier-repairing ceramides.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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The brand now creates looks that pair overshirts with pants, short coats with pants, and outerwear with pants, sold as separates but designed to work cohesively as suiting.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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The last scene in the finale, which released on Sunday, showed all the prisoners cheering for him, as he’s now earned the respect of criminals in the mob world.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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“Forthwith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forthwith. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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